Product Engineer
Job Summary:
This Product Design Engineer must have the technical expertise to develop and lead product design projects, supervise product validation testing, drive to root cause for quality and reliability issues, interpret technical agency standards, and conduct projects in accordance with standard engineering practices.
Responsibilities:
- Develop HVAC refrigeration and airflow sub-systems to meet performance standards, regulatory requirements, quality goals and cost targets.
- Effectively meet the needs of internal and external customers, through documenting, reviewing and prioritizing customer requirements.
- Support the development of Design Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs).
- Develop laboratory test plans and analyze test data, including use of Six Sigma tools and statistical analysis techniques and applying Design for Reliability principles.
- Provide guidance and leadership to designers, lab technicians and other team members.
- Develop and/or update Trane purchased part Engineering Specifications.
- Define, identify and complete appropriate qualification testing activities.
- Prepare complete schedules and reports for assigned projects.
- Achieve scheduled milestones for assigned projects.
- Participate in VAVE events to identify opportunities to improve product performance and / or reduce cost. Lead projects to implement subsequent product design changes.
- Ability to travel both domestically and abroad up to two weeks at a time. Able to attain necessary visa for travel when applicable. Expected travel time ~ 10%.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or technical discipline) and at least 5 years of engineering work experience is required.
Key Competencies:
- Detailed understanding of HVAC system functions including refrigeration, heat transfer, airflow and ventilation.
- Good understanding of the application of computer simulation tools and theory to HVAC system design.
- Experience with application of various components used within HVAC systems such as coils, compressors, motors, and fans.
- Quality and customer service orientation.
- Understanding of statistics as applied to product reliability is required.
- Must have good verbal communications skills and good technical writing and documentation skills.
- Must be a self-starter with a high energy level and a high commitment to career.
- Must have the ability to quickly and efficiently understand, condense, and organize information necessary to make engineering decisions.
- Ability to work as an effective member of a team.
- Ability to make progress by producing deliverables and completing projects in a multi-tasking environment (several concurrent assignments).
- Excellent technical, analytical, and problem solving skills.